1.0Orvis Newshttps://news.orvis.comPhil Monahanhttps://news.orvis.com/author/monahanprich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="qTApULoh1M"><a href="https://news.orvis.com/dogs/Photo-Dog-Says-Goodbye-to-Aileen">Photo: A Dog Offers His Heartfelt Goodbye</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://news.orvis.com/dogs/Photo-Dog-Says-Goodbye-to-Aileen/embed#?secret=qTApULoh1M" width="600" height="338" title="“Photo: A Dog Offers His Heartfelt Goodbye” — Orvis News" data-secret="qTApULoh1M" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> Aileen's dog was brought to her bedside so they could say goodbye. photo courtesy Miles O'Brien The above is a touching, heartbreaking photo that comes from a story about the struggle against breast cancer of Aileen Graef, who died on Tuesday. It's a tale of pain, frustration, and hardship. However, in the midst of talking about the "cruel and ugly" disease and how it ravages not only the patient but those who love her, author Xeni Jardin takes a minute to find a moment of beauty in the end: . . .https://boingboing.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/276a292eebb111e186fe22000a1c9ebd_7.jpg